Hanger for bodies of buggies



(No Model.)

- c. s. SCHELLENG. HANGER FOR BODIES 0F BUGGIBS.

No. 464,320. Patented Dec. 1L 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. SCHELLENG, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS.

HANGER FOR BODIES OF BUGGIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 464,320, dated December 1, 1891.

Application filed August 17, 1891. Serial No. 402.837. (No model.)

- a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Hangers for Bodies of End-Spring Buggies, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relatesV to improvements in hangers for bodies of end-spring buggies, and is fully described and explained in this specifica-tion and shown in the accompanying drawings, in whichw Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the rear axle, elliptical spring, cross-bar,

and body of an end-springl buggy, the body being suspended from the cross-bar by a hanger embodying .my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the hanger, partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section, the plane of section being through the line y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a part of the cross-bar and the parts immediately connected therewith, the plane of section being through the line :c Fig. 2. Fig. is a transverse section of a portion of the hanger through the line Z z, Fig. 2.

In the views, A is the rear axle of a buggy; B, an elliptical spring of ordinary form resting thereon, and C a cross-bar resting on the spring and preferably provided at each of its ends with a metal tip C of suitable exterior design and of such internal form as to [it closely upon the cross-bar. From each end of the cross-bar C is suspended a hanger D, preferably of oval iron, and bent at its ends to form approximately horizontal extensions D D2.' The end of the upper extension D rests in and conforms to a transverse groove or bed in the upper surface of the tip C', and

a cap E, having in its lower face a groove or bed conforming to the upper surface of the iron DV', rests upon the iron and is held in place by a bolt F, passing th rough the cap E, the extension D', the tip C', and the crossbar C, this bolt being provided at its upper end with a suitable head and at its lower end with a nut f. The cap E is formed with a downwardly-extending flange e, which covers the end of the iron D', making a smooth and substantially water-tight finish. The lower extension D2 of the hanger D rests in a plate G and is covered by a plate H, the two plates G H being formed with grooves or recesses in their i-nner faces, which coliform to the upper and lower faces of the oval iron of the hanger, and the two plates and the hangerbeing bound together by a bolt which passes through them all, as shown in Fig. 2. The plate Gis formed with an extension G', which receives and supports the end of a bar I-I, as illustrated in Fig. 2, the body K of the buggy being fastened to and supported by the barH and the extension D2 of the hanger.

By the use of the devices for-receiving and securing the ends of the hanger D it is vpracticable to form this hanger from a bar of ordinary oval iron bent into shape without any forging or welding whatever, and when the parts are in place and bolted together, as shown, they are as firmly and securely fastened as they could be by the use of more ex-l pensive means.

As shown in the drawings, the bar H is of rectangular cross-section, whereas the plate H has its lower face concave to lit the iron D2. It is evident, however, that the two parts H I-I may, if desired, be formed in a single piece, having throughout its entire length the cross-section of the bar H, as shown in Fig. 4. It is of course understood that the hanger illustrated in the partial perspective of Fig. l is only one of four similar hangers, .by means of which the body is suspended.

While I prefer to construct the various parts of my device in the manner shown in the drawings, the forms of certain of these parts may be modified, or, if desired, certain of the parts may be combined in a single piece. So long as the cap E and the plates G and H are made separate from the hanger D they should have such shapes as to conform substantially to the surface of the hanger;

'I OO bar, the cap E, resting on the vextension D,

and the bolt F, passing through said parts and binding them together, said hanger and extension being formed of a bar of uniform cross section throughout, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the cross-bar C and the tip C', inclosing the end of the cross-v bar, of the hanger D, having the extension D', resting in a suitable bed in the upper surface of the tip, the cap E, resting on. the extension D and formed with a lip e, covering the end of the extension', and the bolt F, passing through and connecting the cap, the end of the hanger, the tip, and the cross-bar, said hanger and extension being formed of a single bar of uniform cross-section throughout its entire length, substantially as shown zo and described.

3. The combination, with the cross-bar, of the hanger D, formed with the extensions D D2, the plates G H, conforming to the upper.

and lower faces of the extension D2, and the bolt passing through and connecting the plates G H and the extension D2, the eXtension D of the hanger being secured t-o the cross-bar, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, With the hanger D, having the extension D2, of the plates Gr H, conforming to the upper and lower faces of the extension, and the bar H', supported by the plate G, substantially as shown and described.

CHARLES S. SGHELLENG.

litnessesz J. A. GRAIN,

S. A. BUCKMAN. 

